_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?message-squaremessage-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up1484file-text
arrow-up1460message-squareWhy is it legal to buy and sell used books/discs but illegal to buy and sell used digital files?_number8_@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square104linkfedilinkfile-text
this contradiction always confused me. either way the official company is “losing a sale” and not getting the money, right?
minus-squareWindex007@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52arrow-down1·1 year agoDON’T COPY THAT FLOPPY!! This argument is only a “gotcha” if it was permissible use, but it wasn’t, even before CDs.
minus-squarePopShark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoNot very fun fact: The developer from that video got arrested for cp possession
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoYou’re totally right, that’s not fun at all!
DON’T COPY THAT FLOPPY!!
This argument is only a “gotcha” if it was permissible use, but it wasn’t, even before CDs.
Not very fun fact: The developer from that video got arrested for cp possession
You’re totally right, that’s not fun at all!
I’m back, it’s me DP